Through the course of time, technology and healthcare have played pivotal roles aiding our survival and evolution. In testing times, like the current one which the entire world is struggling to endure, the conjunction of technology and healthcare has been deemed both necessary and profound.
This edition, The Best of 5 Diagnostic and Pathology Centres, brings into spotlight those healthcare service providers that have acknowledged, achieved, and adopted, this conjunction and are striving to deliver the best of their services. One prominent name among these healthcare service providers is Premier Health Center (PHC).
Premier Health Center started out as a diagnostic facility over 40 years ago to become the largest private diagnostic centre. PHC provides pathology and radiology services to all private medical facilities, public hospitals, and community centres and also operates at a series of standalone hospitals across Chennai.
PHC engages and attracts the finest healthcare professionals and integrates them across its different locations, giving it the advantage of having a world class team. PHC’s expanding team of skilled professionals aim to provide access to high quality, cost effective, best practice diagnostics 24/7, 365 days of the year. The company has a full complement of Radiologists, Pathologists, Medical Imaging Technologists, Lab Tech, Clinical Assistants and Support Staff.
PHC offers diagnostic services with cutting edge technology providing results of uncompromising quality in a transparent and customer focused manner. The company is regarded as one of the finest diagnostic centres in the country. It has been recognized by government and various hospitals for successful ventures and diagnostic services for over a decade. What was never compromised in all these achievements over the 40 years are the ethics and the original vision of providing the best in diagnostics at affordable prices.
PHC’s head processing centre is spread across an 8,000sqft in area with two floors, Separate lounge dedicated for corporate and association clients. The lab is conveniently located in the heart of Chennai, well connected with the other 27 centres around the town through online reporting and is run by an efficient team of 220 technicians.
PHC started with a mission to become most trusted and reliable healthcare service provider in Chennai. This today is reflected by the number of more than 2000+ foot falls that PHC has on daily basis. “Our vision for the future is a disease free society through better diagnosis for cure and timely prevention through health screening,” says Pradeep Chakravarthy, the Managing Director of Premier Health Center. “We are constantly looking for new ways to transform the lives of others using high end technology,” he adds.
Under Proficient Leadership
Amidst the stiff Industry competition, Pradeep Chakravarthy has positioned PHC in the healthcare map by providing quality medical technology. Ever since his humble beginning in 2000, he has been tirelessly working towards PHC’s consistent success and has established tie-ups with several medical establishments.
As a result, PHC now stands as one of the finest diagnostic facility, catering over 28 locations across the Chennai. His vision is to make healthcare accessible and affordable to the Chennai population. His determination and futuristic approach enabled the common man to access quality diagnosis, which were once unaffordable for the people of all classes.
All of his corporate ventures are aligned with one goal – improving access and affordability of healthcare. In recognition of his outstanding leadership qualities, he was adjudged as the Pioneering Med-Tech Savant by Silicon India.
Offering Only the Best
PHC delivers a comprehensive set of services to cater to various needs of its customers. The company is constantly making consistent initiatives to widen the scope of its services. Below is the list of services offered by PHC:
- Lab Departments
- Haematology
- Biochemistry
- Blood Serology
- Immunology
- Microbiology
- Clinical Pathology
- Histopathology
- Molecular Biology
- Imaging Section
- Computerized ECG
- Digital X-Ray
- Ultra-Sonogram
- Echocardiogram
- Mammogram
- Cardiac and Neuro
- M.T
- F.T
- E.G
- Doppler Study
- Contrast Study
- Home Services
- C.G
- Portable X-Ray
- Complete Blood Investigation
- Health Packages
- Master Health Check
- Child Health Check Up
- Well Women Health Check Up
- Premier Executive Health Check
- Premier Senior Citizen Check Up
- Pre-Marital Check Up
- Pre-Employment Checks
- Premier Home Care is a convenient, technology driven platform that serves as a one stop solution for patients of associated hospitals or healthcare service providers. It is a home collection for all lab services, offering patients the convenience of making their choice based on time, comfort, location, and turnaround time.
Patients also enjoy the added luxury of getting their samples collected in the comforts of their home by a trained phlebotomist. Patients can arrange Premier Home Care service by calling our 24/7 patients care number and get info on specific test and profiles that need to be done. PHC shares all the relevant details, including price, quality and certifications, typical turnaround time etc. Patients can then choose the time of home care they would like to engage with.
- Premier Health Center enables corporates through Health Screening Services. PHC’s consultants are able to customize packages according to the corporate company’s requirements to increase efficiency and quality of life. It creates tailor-made wellness packages for corporates for a minimum of 10 employees up to 1000 employees. This is inclusive of premium diagnostic services, a corporate level report for the Human Resources (HR) division that captures the health status of their employees, and also highlights special cases that may require immediate attention or supervision.
PHC’s individual reports to employees detail their general wellness, including their physical, social, and mental wellbeing. Based on the reports, the company arranges for talks by industry experts to create awareness and counsel employees. With a wide array of corporate healthcare initiatives, PHC is committed to ensure staff remain in the pink of health for the associated corporates’ enhanced productivity. In addition to its wellness programs, PHC also offers ECG, PFT and eye testing as an on-site service to corporates.
- PHC also offers health check-ups at schools/colleges where the focus is on conducting routine check-ups and record health issues specific to the needs of growing children. With a wide array of corporate healthcare initiatives, the company is committed to ensure students remain in the pink of health for future.
- Under the Hospital Lab Management (HLM) model, PHC sets-up clinical laboratories in newly established hospitals and manages ‘in-hospital’ clinical laboratories in existing hospitals, to conduct onsite testing as per the associated hospital’s requirements.
Pursuant to the terms of our contractual agreements, the hospital typically provides space and access to its utilities and other infrastructure, and PHC provides the diagnostic equipment, and responsible for all costs relating to personnel, consumables, including purchase of equipment, training of manpower and other administrative responsibilities pertaining to the laboratory.
Redefining Excellence
In all aspects, PHC’s services are underpinned by its principles of quality:
- To be the provider of choice for patients and health care providers, offering a patient-centred service, continuing to meet the demands of local and hospital based clinicians, healthcare partners, and patients.
- To build on strengths of rapid access and result communication.
- To utilise assets effectively, making the most of patient care environments, optimising the patient and referring doctor experience while simultaneously improving the access to availability of services.
- To improve patient outcomes by giving immediate access to diagnostic imaging services coupled with immediate effective result communication.
- To maintain a culture of clinical best practice throughout the organisation, ensuring the personal and professional development of all team members
PHC will continue to invest in state-of-the-art equipment, and ongoing staff training and professional development, to ensure its patients receive high-quality services and the best care.
PHCs regularly reviews its equipment portfolio and discover latest equipment, in order to maintain its competitive edge. PHC’s future planning includes assessing and expanding its service locations to meet the needs of any expected population growth.
